correct

cor•rect

[[t]kəˈrɛkt[/t]] v. t.

1) to set or make right; remove the errors or faults from

2) to point out or mark the errors in:

to correct examination papers[/ex]

3) to rebuke or punish in order to improve:

Don't correct your child in public[/ex]

4) to counteract the operation or effect of (something hurtful or undesirable)

5) phs to alter or adjust so as to bring into accordance with a standard or with a required condition

6) bus (of stock prices) to reverse a trend, esp. temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in previous trading sessions

7) conforming to fact or truth; accurate

8) in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper:

correct behavior[/ex]

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Etymology: 1300–50; (v.) ME (< AF correcter) < L corrēctus, ptp. of corrigere to make straight =cor- cor-+-rigere, comb. form of regere to guide, rule; (adj.) (< F correct) < L cor•rect′a•ble, cor•rect′i•ble, adj. cor•rect`a•bil′i•ty, cor•rect`i•bil′i•ty, n. cor•rect′ing•ly, adv. cor•rect′ly, adv. cor•rect′ness, n. cor•rec′tor, n. syn: correct, accurate, precise imply conformity to fact, standard, or truth. A correct statement is one free from error, mistakes, or faults: The student gave a correct answer in class. An accurate statement is one that, as a result of an active effort to comprehend and verify, shows careful conformity to fact, truth, or spirit: The two witnesses said her account of the accident was accurate. A precise statement shows scrupulously strict and detailed conformity to fact: The chemist gave a precise explanation of the experiment.